What Causes A City For Urbanize?

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What causes a city to urbanize? This is a question that people often wonder, however, the answer is not one specific reasoning, nor simple. Many factors contribute to the urbanization of cities, such as, an increase in population, a growth in trade, and the creation of a capitalist system- just to name a few. Another question that may be conjured up is, what is the result of urbanization? On October 4, 2014 I was able to take a trip to Chicago, Illinois with my urban sociology class. Not only did we drive through multiple neighborhoods looking at urban concentrations, growth poles, suburbanization and much more. Two distinct effects of urbanization in the city, as well as the most fascinating, is the homeless population, and residential segregation in the city. I think that these two topics are important because it allows us to see how economic, political and cultural factors have a rippling effect on different populations. Throughout the semester we have learned how urbanization effects different populations, and the patterns of city growth. Driving through Chicago I noticed that there was an increase in the homeless population than what I am used to see in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We recently read a chapter in the book, “Exploring the City,” by Ulf Hannerz, which discusses in chapter two, “Chicago Ethnographers,” a study done by Nels Anderson called, The Hobo. Anderson’s work explain that the hobo has been around since the second American frontier. Because of…

point in their lives. It has been said to have caused a variety of outcomes, many of them being largely negative. Therefore, it is a common human response to react to fear by counteracting it with positivity and/or success. The idea people have of what fear is depends on the person. In the article “How Fear Works”, for example, fear is defined as a “chain reaction in the brain that starts with a stressful stimulus and ends with the release of chemicals” (Layton 1). The website “Psychology Today”…

Extended Essay: To what extent is Norwich a globalised city?
Prior to discussing, evaluating and concluding my answer to this research question, I must define its terms. What is globalisation? What does it mean for a city to be globalised? What features of a city define whether it is globalised or not? Manfred. B Steger, in his book ‘Globalisation - A Very Short Introduction’, describes it as a ‘contested concept’, meaning that it is not simply defined. The word ‘globalisation’ itself is said to…

What makes a city?
There are many thing that makes a city a city and a society a civilization. There are many definitions for civilization and I think the most correct it that a civilization is an advanced society. Most archaeologists use the term complex societies instead of civilizations. This essay discusses how complex societies are made up of several characteristics like dense populations, substance base, craft production, monumental architecture, taxation and some civilizations even had…

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Circuit City officially closed its doors on March 31, 2009 and over 40,000 employees lost their jobs. Through thorough research and having experience working at the organization for 5 years, it is in the opinion of this researcher that Circuit City went out of business because of poor management decisions made by the CEO (Phillip Schoonover). Schoonover in 2007 decided it was…

offered a new way of life for anyone willing to work hard and the era was filled with revolutionary creations to make life more comfortable. As a result many people flocked to the cities from their once segregated communities in hopes to find work and live the dream but expectations were not achievable for all. The inner cities quickly became overcrowded with people of different cultural backgrounds forced to live and assimilate with one another bringing about a break in the order of human life, this…

What is Breast Cancer? What is the Cause of it?
Breast cancer is cancer cells that develop in the breast of a woman. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma in situ. The cancer cells develop in the milk ducts of the breast. Doctors and researchers do not exactly know the cause of cancer. All they know is that it usually occurs when a cell’s DNA is damaged. When cells in the breast start to develop abnormally they begin to develop quicker than the normal cells. They also keep multiplying…

What Causes Homosexuality?
What causes homosexuality? There has been much debate about what causes homosexuality. Is there a gay gene? Is homosexuality caused by environmental factors, such as upbringing, child molestation, an absent mother or affectionate father? Or is it something we’re born with, an inherited trait, like skin or hair color?
Although there have been few studies on the cause of homosexuality, the debate seems to be divided, with scientists in one corner and religious fundamentalists…

What Causes Muscle Hypertrophy?
It has been said it is not where you start but where you finish. In the sport of weight training there is no finish. Individuals are constantly striving to get bigger, stronger and faster. All bodybuilders have made an effort to put on muscle mass. However, even individuals who get paid to build muscle as a profession, had to have been small at one point. The question is what causes muscle hypertrophy? The answer… is progressive overload of the muscle. Muscle hypertrophy…

What causes a volcanic eruption?
When a part of the earth's upper mantle or lower crust melts, magma forms. A volcano is essentially an opening or a vent through which this magma and the dissolved gases it contains are discharged. Although there are several factors triggering a volcanic eruption, three predominate: the buoyancy of the magma, the pressure from the exsolved gases in the magma and the injection of a new batch of magma into an already filled magma chamber. What follows is a brief description…

What Causes Childhood Obesity?
According to the American Heart Association, as of January of 2013, one in three children in America is overweight or obese. That is three times that of only fifty years ago. Although we all know some underlying causes for childhood obesity, I am focusing on three major causes. These are parents and the perpetuation of unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits, the over consumption of fast food, and lastly, children and their decreasing physical activity levels…